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Last time I was in an academic setting was 1983. The non-fiction I read tends to be written by journalists rather than academics; my exposure to the academy is minimal. While I’ve had several comrades who’ve been involved in the academy more than I, most of my contemporaries and correspondents haven’t set foot in the ivory towers in decades. The fear/contempt of “big words” by you anti-intellectuals is totally authoritarian — you presume to know what’s true for others. ‘Murkah!